Easily the worst of the original trilogy. Temple of Doom is shockingly dull for an action/adventure film. I had to split my viewing into three separate stints just to get through it without falling asleep. Unlike its predecessor, Temple has very little that is memorable. The Minecart sequence and Mola Ram ripping out that guys heart is probably the closest this movie comes to a memorable scene.
Short Round and Willie are not very good side characters either, which is probably why they don't reappear in the following films. I also find it incredibly bizarre that Indy drags a child with him during his incredibly dangerous adventures. I get that they were trying for the cute child sidekick trope, but it's messed up the amount of times this kid comes close to dying.
The last thing I wanted to touch on is the racist stereotypes that appear in this movie. The worst offender was the scene where Indy, Willie, and Short Round are served a variety of food items such as snakes, eyeball soup, and monkey brains. Don't you get it people at home? Indian people are weird and their food is gross. Aren't they just complete savages? Whether that was the intention or not, it's a tired stereotype that is groan worthy upon re-watching.
Short Round and Willie are not very good side characters either, which is probably why they don't reappear in the following films. I also find it incredibly bizarre that Indy drags a child with him during his incredibly dangerous adventures. I get that they were trying for the cute child sidekick trope, but it's messed up the amount of times this kid comes close to dying.
The last thing I wanted to touch on is the racist stereotypes that appear in this movie. The worst offender was the scene where Indy, Willie, and Short Round are served a variety of food items such as snakes, eyeball soup, and monkey brains. Don't you get it people at home? Indian people are weird and their food is gross. Aren't they just complete savages? Whether that was the intention or not, it's a tired stereotype that is groan worthy upon re-watching.
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